Mike Milken

Biographical Details
Mike Milken' s "career has mirrored his three main professional passions: medical research, education and finance. In each, he has been uniquely successful in creating value whether measured in saved lives (Fortune magazine called him "The Man Who Changed Medicine"), inspired students or job creation. Between 1969 and 1989, he financed more than 3,200 companies that created millions of jobs. His philanthropy began in the 1970s and paralleled his business career. In 1982, he co-founded the Milken Family Foundation. He also heads FasterCures, a Washington-based think tank that works to remove barriers to progress against all life-threatening diseases. He is chairman of the Milken Institute, which conducts economic research; and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. He and his wife, Lori, have three children and two grandchildren and will celebrate their 40th anniversary this year." 


 * Cofounder, Milken Family Foundation
 * Co-Founder and Chairman, Knowledge Universe
 * Director, Global Scholar
 * Director, Vistage International

Criticism

 * Kenneth J. Saltman, "Michael Milken and the Corporate Raid on Education", electronicbookreview, 2003.